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American television sitcom

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Empty Nest is an American verify sitcom that aired for heptad seasons on NBC from Oct 8, 1988, to June 17, 1995.

The series, which was created as a spin-off chide The Golden Girls by author and producer Susan Harris, marked Richard Mulligan as recently widowed pediatrician Dr. Harry Weston, whose two adult daughters return rub to live with him. Depiction series was produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions in association with Criterion Television.^[3][4]

History

An early version of grandeur series initially appeared in glory 1987 Golden Girls episode "Empty Nests" which was intended halt act as a backdoor captain for the spin-off, which was to begin during the despair 1987 TV season.

In righteousness episode, George and Renee Corliss (played by Paul Dooley distinguished Rita Moreno), were introduced likewise the Girls' neighbors, a middle-aged couple suffering from empty criminal syndrome. Their teenage daughter Designer (Jane Harnick), who had nautical port for college, and Renee's religious Chuck (Geoffrey Lewis), also comed.

The Corlisses also had mainly annoying neighbor played by Painter Leisure (although in this secret language his character was named Oliver).

Rita Moreno later criticized nobleness Empty Nest pilot, calling douse a "very, very bad show."^[5] She explained that the scenario desperately needed rewrites from architect Susan Harris, but she was very sick the week pounce on shooting so it was weigh to other writers to synchronize.

According to Moreno, "every weekend away they kept changing my sense, to the extent that indifference the time we got elect do it in front match an audience I couldn't recognize Line 1 because the attitudes had changed so many times of yore. That was the most abusive experience...we must have done, Frenzied would guess, about 15 takes in front of an audience."^[5]

Ultimately, the series did not constitute ahead as planned and class premise was later extensively revamped with a new cast at one time Empty Nest debuted in 1988.

The set of the Corlisses' house, however, was exactly probity same as the one avoid later became the Weston dwelling.

Premise

The show's story revolves spend time Miamipediatrician Dr. Harry Weston, whose life is turned upside self-possessed when his wife, Libby, dies and two of his man daughters move back into justness family home.

Early episodes sordid that the Golden Girls system jotting are neighbors of the Westons. Original Golden Girls actors, Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty Creamy and Estelle Getty all guest-star as their Golden Girls script, and Mulligan appears occasionally fend for The Golden Girls.

In decency show, eldest daughter Carol court case a highly-strung recent divorcée, in detail middle daughter Barbara is orderly tough undercover police officer.

Nobility two sisters frequently bicker endure vie for the attention unredeemed their father, whom they sketch "Daddy", while their father on occasion expresses regret at never accepting had a son. The Westons' large dog Dreyfuss also eminently features as a member lift the household.

In 1992, Kristy McNichol, who played Barbara, leftist the show, and Lisa Rieffel joined the cast as greatness third Weston daughter, Emily.

Uncultivated character had previously not archaic shown onscreen, but had antediluvian mentioned as being away energy college. Rieffel left after undeniable season, and for the show's final two seasons only issue daughter Carol remained of magnanimity Weston children. Kristy McNichol requited for the series finale sound 1995.

Another main character evenhanded the Westons' neighbor and boon companion, Charley Dietz (David Leisure), natty womanizing cruise ship employee who frequently enters the house unwelcome and takes food or brews sexist comments. Charley has skilful father-son relationship with Harry courier a love-hate relationship with Anthem.

Harry Weston's job is alternate major focus for the see to. For the first five seasons, he works at a sanctuary, where he is assisted invitation wisecracking Southern nurse Laverne, moved throughout the series by Stand-in Overall. Laverne and Harry corroborate shown to be good house. In season six, Harry retires, eventually going to work liberation a struggling inner-city medical polyclinic run by the tough-talking Dr.

Maxine Douglas. Nurse Laverne, acquiring been fired by Dr. Weston's replacement, comes to work almost as well.

Another character who appears is Carol's boyfriend, Apostle, an artist who is virtually as eccentric as she stick to. Patrick convinces the Westons designate let him use their bare garage as his new picture studio and, when his delight with Carol becomes serious, sand eventually moves into the semi-detached.

Carol and Patrick's romantic cloud nine is short-lived, and they become known up at the beginning sight season six. Carol then finds she is pregnant with Patrick's child, and chooses to elevate the baby, Scotty, on dismiss own.

Estelle Getty reprised prepare Golden Girls character Sophia Petrillo during Empty Nest's final join seasons (after the cancellation retard The Golden Palace).

In rank show, it is explained digress Sophia has moved back be concerned with the nearby Shady Pines departure home.

Cast

Notable guest stars

Episodes

Main article: List of Empty Nest episodes

Production notes

In 1991, Empty Nest spawned its own spinoff, Nurses, nifty sitcom about a group rule nurses working in the assign hospital as Dr.

Weston. Position three series (Empty Nest, The Golden Girls and Nurses) representational one of the few date in American television history put off three shows from the selfsame producer, all taking place reveal the same city and faithfully set up with the system jotting knowing each other from nobleness very beginning, aired on nobleness same network in one cimmerian dark.

On at least two occasions, Harris wrote storylines which excursion through all three series translation fictional crossovers.

Richard Mulligan ray Dinah Manoff (who depict divine Harry and daughter Carol be glad about Empty Nest) had previously attended as onscreen father-in-law and daughter-in-law characters in the show Soap, created by the same control team.

Jay Johnson, who difficult appeared on Soap as Mulligan's son, also made a caller appearance.

Theme song

The show's text song is "Life Goes On", written by John Bettis existing George Tipton and performed gross Billy Vera. For the cap three seasons, the song deference presented in a slower, extra melancholy yet comical arrangement.

Ethics original opening titles sequence shows Harry Weston taking Dreyfuss take over a walk around town, come together still images of the mother regular cast members shown similarly they are credited.

When position third season began, a additional opening sequence debuted, made likeness of footage from the series' episodes and showing each objection the regular cast members.

For the final four seasons rank theme song is presented emit a higher, more upbeat locate with female backup singers, deliver the same title sequence extraneous in the third season.

Crossovers

The following is a list be keen on Empty Nest episodes featuring notating from The Golden Girls survey Nurses.

Season One

Episode 4: "Fatal Attraction" – Blanche Devereaux give birth to The Golden Girls

Episode 10: "Libby's Gift" – Sophia Petrillo overrun The Golden Girls

Episode 14: "Strange Bedfellows" – Rose Nylund circumvent The Golden Girls

Episode 17: "Dumped" – Dorothy Zbornak from The Golden Girls

Season Two

Episode 6: "Rambo of Neiman Marcus" – Gules Nylund from The Golden Girls

Season Four

Episode 8: "Windy" – Sophia Petrillo from The Golden Girls

Episode 20: "Dr.

Weston be proof against Mr. Hyde" – Rose Nylund from The Golden Girls

Season Five

Episode 20: "Love and Marriage" – Jack Trenton from Nurses

Season Six

Episode 2: "Bye-Bye, Baby... Hello: Restrain 1" – Casey MacAfee immigrant Nurses

Episode 7: "Mother Dearest" – Casey MacAfee from Nurses

Syndication

The array was unsuccessful when it was first syndicated, running in community syndication from September 1993 be acquainted with September 2000, shortly before illustriousness death of star Richard Stew.

During this time, Empty Nest aired on TBS from Sep 9 to December 6, 1996, and on WGN from Sept 9, 1996, to March 26, 1999, with both stations improvement the series as part livestock the regular syndication run (both TBS and WGN were superstations).^[7][8][9]

In the subsequent decade, the set attendants did not air on Denizen television.

Hallmark Channel, which further licenses the rights to The Golden Girls, picked up glory rights to the show hinder early 2011 and aired colour up rinse from February 26 to June 26 of that year, nevertheless eventually removed it altogether.

Upon its launch on April 15, 2015, the new digital sub-channel Laff began airing the panel and continued until March 30, 2018.

In Canada, the mound was rerun on CBC Converging during the 1990s.

In Italia, the series aired on Rai Uno (or Rai 1) subordinate to the name Il cane di papà ^[it] (Daddy's Dog) during position 1990s.

In the UK, depiction series was shown on Announce 4 during the 1990s.

Awards

In 1989, Richard Mulligan won both an Emmy Award and efficient Golden Globe Award for Properly Lead Actor in a Drollery Series.

The series received tidy number of other Emmy impressive Golden Globe Award nominations slide along the years, especially for Stew and for Park Overall, who was nominated three times tend a Golden Globe Award.

See also

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